If you want to start your “Make a Will” month reading in earnest this August, check out your truly’s Trusts & Estates LibGuide... it’s got links to all of NYLI’s materials… plus advice from bar associations, libraries, public interest groups and universities…
NYLI T.V. is now showing…. environmental resources to help you celebrate Earth Day…. To research New York’s take on environmental laws, check out…. And then, there is always the nutshells… NYLI’s nearly 200 including.. And… we can’t forget environmental hero Rachel Carson… And, what would good intentions be without some legislation? This Earth Day —…
Before Brooklyn was a brand and long before it gave hipsters bragging rights, Brooklyn was a City…. Brooklyn was incorporated as a Village in 1816, and as its own city in 1834. The first Brooklyn Day , also called Anniversary or Rally Day, was celebrated in 1838 to commemorate the founding of the Brooklyn Sunday…
This Black History Month, we’d like to begin with an appreciation of Thurgood Marshall… along with NYLI resources where you can learn more about the first African-American U.S. Supreme Court Justice…. Perhaps Marshall’s best known case was the landmark Supreme Court case of Brown v. Board of Education that successfully overturned “the separate but equal…
“Boxing Day” , celebrated December 26th, is a long standing British tradition with roots in the Medieval Church’s day after Christmas alms box collection for the poor…. Today’s UK’ers use the day to recover from Christmas festivities, hand out bonuses to tradesmen & vendors, and catch some post holiday sales…. … And now that we’re…
June 30th, for many corporations, is the end of the second quarter. For many organizations, it is the end of their fiscal year…. Corporate Law, like all areas of law, evolves over time… State Legislatures, New York included, often form committees and publish studies before major revisions of law…. And revisions often result in name…
Library Week has a long and (no pun intended!) storied history, with the American Library Association celebrating the second week in April to recognize the continuing contributions of our profession. This year, ALA’s Library Week’s theme is “Drawn to the Library,” celebrating the varied resources that draw people from all walks of life to their…
